Meanwhile, the franchise will continue exclusively on the digital channel with spinoff New World.

You've Been Framed followed on ITV with 2.11m (13.5%) at 6.30pm (+1: 295k/1.7%), then 2.61m (14.7%) watched The Cube at 7.30pm (+1: 160k/0.8%), and TV's Biggest Blockbusters rounded off a quiet night with 2.03m (10.2%) from 8.30pm (+1: 102k/0.6%).

BBC One fared much better with its Indiana Jones film, The Last Crusade (4.1m/24.5%) kicking off the evening at 6.30pm, after which Casualty grabbed 4.39m (21.6%), and a repeat of Mrs Brown's Boys amused 3.74m (22.2%) at 10.30pm.

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Channel 4's celebrity Million Pound Drop Live attracted 1.3m (7.2%) from the early time of 7.15pm (+1: 162k/0.8%). 9pm movie Date Night then logged 1.41m (7.1%) and 236k (1.5%) on +1.

Doc Martin gave ITV3 a boost with 1.12m (6%) from 8pm, ranking as the day's most-watched multichannel show.

BBC Two failed to surpass a million viewers all evening, with its screening of The Hollow Crown only managing 670k (3.4%).

Overall, BBC One led a one-horse race with 23.3%, while ITV1 had 11.5% (+1: 1%). Channel 4 finished third with 6.7% (+1: 1%), ITV3 slotted in at fourth with 4.9%, Channel 5 had 4.2% (+1: 0.3%) in fifth, and BBC Two was last with 4.1%.